It was certainly a good time! I was quite happy for Bud and Tad and it was great to have to opportunity to actually watch Bill Kirkes do his ABS performance test. I took a few photos and got a video of Bill bending his knife. Hopefully some of them turned out and hopefully I can figure out...
I had a blacksmithing meeting the same day, and we are trying to set up a blade forging class. Because I am involved with that I figured I needed to be there.
This is a bowie made from 5160 with an overall length of about 15'' and a blade length around 10''. It has a curly maple handle with eight point star silver wire inlays on both sides.
And here is with the sheath that Butch Hagedorn made for it:
It has been a while since I posted one up for sale, so I figured it was about time.
These guys are made to fit inside an Altoids tin without the sheath on. They also make for a really light neck knife. This one is made from 3/32'' 1095 and has a blade length of about 1 1/4'' and the...
As Trent said you have to direct people to your FB page. So links on your website, in your signatures on forums, or anywhere else you are on the web are good. Also, participating in knife related FB pages and groups would be good.
Here are a few snapshots from the meetings:
Lin Rhea forging out a blade.
John Perry shaping a handle.
Lin Rhea heat treating a couple of blades and braking them to show what is going on inside the steel of a properly treated knife and an overheated knife.
Here is John Perry...